State ex rel. Bederski v. Policemen's & Firemen's Pension Board

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Katzenbach, J.

This case is before us upon a rule to show cause why a peremptory or alternative writ of mandamus should not issue to command the policemen’s and firemen’s pension board of the city of Newark to grant to Margaret Bederski, widow of Peter Bederski, for the benefit of herself and children, a pension of $1,000 per year from the date of the death of Peter Bederski, who was a policeman in the employ of the city of Newark. Bederski died on May 11th, 1923. '

The record contains the application of Mrs. Bederski for the pension, the minutes of the…